Symbolic Competence and Race in "Gute Menschen": Teaching about Racism in Germany through a Hip-Hop Music Video

Autor/in	Chen, Yannleon
Titel	Symbolic Competence and Race in "Gute Menschen": Teaching about Racism in Germany through a Hip-Hop Music Video
Quelle	In: Unterrichtspraxis/Teaching German, 55 (2022) 2, S.191-205 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0042-062X
DOI	10.1111/tger.12209
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Racism; College Students; Music; Music Activities; Video Technology; Literary Styles; Symbolic Language; Germany + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Rassismus; Collegestudent; Musik; Musikalische Aktion; Literarischer Stil; Symbolsprache; Deutschland
Abstract	This observational study examines the use of the German hip-hop music video, "Gute Menschen" by the band OK KID (2015), as a basis for developing students' symbolic competence regarding contemporary discourse on racism in Germany. Based on earlier investigations (Putnam, 2006; Sosulski, 2013), this article advocates for the use of German music videos to develop students' abilities to decode multimodal symbols (i.e., visual, musical, and lyrical symbols) individually and holistically. Existing research supports the use of target language music videos in beginner- and intermediate-level lessons because of their affective and aesthetic properties (Gullete et al., 2016; Kaiser, 2011; Schier, 2014; Spinner, 2008). Prompted by the lack of adequate discourse on racial and cultural diversity in many widely used textbooks (Ilett, 2009; Risager, 2006), and in the specific German curriculum (at an R1 university located in the Southwest) circa 2019, this project offers an example of internet-accessible realia that directly addresses discourse on racism in Germany. Resulting findings and discussions are based on students' written assignments from two third-semester German classes. The results demonstrate that conversations about racism can be successfully taught in beginner- and intermediate-level curricula. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01